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    Is this 200k miles PSD a good buy?

    Owner told me the exhaust will need to be redone. I'm ok with this but I do not want to be dealing with rust for the rest of the life of the truck.
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    Is this 200k miles PSD a good buy?

    Undercarriage pics from this truck. The frame has been treated with a new undercoat called POR15. It looks nice but concerned that it was pretty rusty before the coating and that rust will come back one day. Remember, rust never sleeps!
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    Is this 200k miles PSD a good buy?

    nj_m715, when did you buy the 1996 for 7k?
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    Treated Rust- Would you buy this truck?

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    Treated Rust- Would you buy this truck?

    Hi Guys, I am trying to get a truck and have gotten great advice from this forum so far, thanks! I have found another truck that has a good engine and interior but the undercarriage has had some rust. From the pictures you can tell that this truck has lived in a moist environment [pacific...
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    Is this 200k miles PSD a good buy?

    Thanks guys, and interesting. I see really cherry PSDs on Craigslist over $20k all the time. It seems ridiculous to me too but somebody is buying them. I am also in California where everything is expensive [before I bought my house my rent was $3050/mo for 1.5 bedrooms and 2 garages]. I...
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    Is this 200k miles PSD a good buy?

    I have been looking for a 4x4 CCLB for a while now and could go either way PSD or IDIT if I find the right truck. Obviously IDI are cheap to buy, cheap to own but I know PSD are the holy grail. Anyway, I have found one for sale that SEEMS in good shape and I wanted to get some expert...
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    WTB: F-350 4 door, 4x4, manual

    I look at Texas CL and Fbook marketplace a few times a week. Still cannot find anything... Anybody know of anything? IDIT, 4x4, CCLB, ZF5, I'll pay good cash for good condition.
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    What's a top dollar IDI worth?

    If it is really as perfect as described my instinct says I'd be fine to overpay at like $9500. But when you can get a good runner for $6-7k... even 9.5 is hard to justify.
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    What's a top dollar IDI worth?

    I have been looking high and low for a good IDI and want a quick gut check from the team her. I came across a "cream puff," one owner 1991 with 150,000 miles. Crew Cab, 4x4, 5speed, Banks Turbo, no rust, perfect paint, never raced, only driven to church on Sunday etc. It's listed at...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    Cold start in 40 degrees. Seems the compression is fine. Wish I got more pics.
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    Golden helmet, my thought exactly. For 7k I’d want one of those low miles barn find kind of trucks that’s in really good shape. I would have happily paid 5k (even if still a little too much) because it was othewise in good shape. Jake 60, I want an idi because I like OBS fords, and I want a...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    Ya I was worried about this. Since I am not intimately familiar with IDIs I took the mechanics word for it. Looks like they work on a lot of dodge and Chevy. Fact remains tho that this truck still has 283k miles and guy wants top dollar for it. With 280 it’s not really a top dollar truck. Has...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    After a cancelled flight and many uber rides back and forth to airports in CA and WA, I flew home with no truck. I took it to a second mechanic yesterday to get inspected since I was pretty sure the first didn't know what he was doing. Turns out that this truck has "excessive blow by." It...
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    WTB: F-350 4 door, 4x4, manual

    No, flight was cancelled due to weather. Going to try to look at it in a few weeks now. I still want to make confirm that t's a good truck and so have searched Craigslist far and wide, haven't found anything better so that's encouraging. Wanted to see if anybody here had something i need to...
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    WTB: F-350 4 door, 4x4, manual

    Maybe this is a unicorn but I am looking for a truck that doesn't have to be beautiful but is mechanically strong. Ok to have faded paint with dings and scratches but no rust or major body damage. I don't mind an interior that is aged but I have seen a few that are missing panels and have...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    Flying to Seattle from San Francisco
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    Correct MtnHaul, apparently the hood and cab are quite a bit larger on the newer generations than the OBS. Back seat on my late model F250 was massive. For example, way bigger than my 4runner. I just got a plane ticket to see the truck this weekend. As long as there's nothing unexpected, I...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    I don't actually live in the city of San Francisco [anymore]. I'm nearby in a rural part of Marin county, north of San Francisco. I also had a 2017 F250 for a while from work. It was 4 door short bed but 250 inches long. The OBS F350 with a long bed is 249 inches long so not worried about...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    Figure all my new diesel friends will get a kick out of this. It's my diesel patio heater at full chat.
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    First of all, this is amzing. I've never posted to a forum before and here we are 3 people i've never met giving me thoughtful advice on a serious decision. THANK YOU! It's a 4x4 5speed manual. Previous owner has done a bunch of "everything else" like radiator, water pump, t-stat, added Glow...
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    Is this IDI the right truck for me?

    HI guys, I’m new to the forum and I need a truck! I am a new home owner with a couple acres and lots of projects so this will be for medium duty stuff like towing our 6x10 dump trailer full of gravel, towing our tractor back and forth to the in laws and many other material runs. No long haul...

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